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6 White Tones To Make Your Winter Kitchen Design Sparkle

If you’re an avid reader of Design Your Lifestyle (thank you!), it’s no surprise that we’re crazy about white kitchens. Over the last few design seasons, the idea of using neutrals as the core colors in kitchen design schemes has become increasingly popular. From white cabinetry to white tile, white furniture to fresh white walls and backsplash designs, heavy doses of white have made kitchen design feel fresh, clean and reinvigorated. (Take the gorgeous kitchen design from Peter Salerno Inc. below as a prime example!)

The premise of a white kitchen design is simple: make the prevailing design as clean and simple as possible, and your decoration and accessory options are boundless. Whether you keep everything fresh and streamlined, or adorn the space with bold, colorful decor, having a white kitchen design scheme as your base leaves your options wide open.

Peter Salerno Inc. new white kitchen design – stunning and trendy.

If a white kitchen design is in your plans for this season, picking the proper white tone for your space is important. As Pantone expands its vast palette of colors, the variations and undertones of white colors has reached immense proportions. Do you want a classic white? White with a tan note? White with a hint of pastel, or a touch of brilliant blue?

Whatever your preference, we’ve selected six Pantone white tones that work brilliantly in your kitchen design. From the reddish off-white of eggnog to the bluish hue of Brilliant White (and a little of everything else), these six Pantone white colors are varied, intriguing and adaptable to your kitchen design.

All White Design: A Winter Bath Design Ideabook

All year, the Design Your Lifestyle team has trumpeted the arrival of “statement neutrals” – using neutral tones as primary color elements in your home, kitchen and bath design. With the winter season right around the corner, we turn your attention to the most basic (and wintery) of neutrals – white!

The freshness of pure white and off-white neutrals cannot be ignored. A crisp white finish to your home bath design provides an immediate “pop” of class and distinction, and will never go out of style. Combine these white design features with a well-designed amount of ambient light, and you have a brilliant finish to the statement bath design of your dreams!

The team at Peter Salerno Inc. understands and masterfully utilizes the strength of white in bath design. From traditional to transitional, Peter Salerno and his design team bring the beauty of white to life in their award-winning bath designs. (And when you’ve won more national design awards than any firm in North America since 2002, you’re an expert to trust!)

The Peter Salerno Inc. bath designs featured in this article are prime examples of how to properly utilize white as a “statement neutral” in your bath design. Of course, going “full white” as a color design scheme is generally doomed to fail.

So how does an expert designer like Peter Salerno, CMKBD, utilize such large amounts of white in his award-winning bath designs while still maintaining that “WOW” factor his clients desire? Here are a few tips from a master designer and his team.

An award-winning white transitional bath design from Peter Salerno Inc.Even the brightest of bath designs needs contrast. In the Peter Salerno Inc. bath designs featured in this piece, notice the utilization of rich wood grains in the feature cabinetry and islands. We love the gorgeous center cherry wood island in the top bath design, as well as the dark wood grains of the custom cabinetry and tables below. The depth and texture of these darker wood elements only serves to make the delicate whiteness of the tile, paint, claw foot tubs and counters that much brighter.

A white transitional bath design from Stratta and Peter Salerno Inc. (Photo: Peter Rymwid)Keep in mind that all the white paint, tile and counter spaces you implement will be augmented by proper use of ambient light. There is always room for statement lighting, but nothing beats the mixture of crisp sunshine off white design elements to make a neutral white tone seem earthy and welcoming.

Like the designs you see here? Want more expert advice from the most award-winning custom kitchen and bath design firm in North America since 2002? Fill out the contact form below!

Winter 2018 Color Design Trend | Black, Gold + Off-White Dazzle

The combination of black, gold, and off-white is a stunner, and it’s all the rage this Winter 2018-19 design season.

And why not? The timeless sturdiness of black, the dazzling punch of gold, and the trendy neutral off-white are the perfect blend of transitional and timeless. Used to proper effect, this color combination can make its way from a seasonal trend to a lasting color design scheme in your home.

The luxurious, crisp combination of these 3 colors is often associated with New Year’s celebrations – so why not apply them to your entire winter color design scheme by extension?

The wonderful thing about the combination of black, gold and off-white tones is how relative they are with the trend towards neutral and white tones in kitchen and bath design. With bases in black, taupe/beige (gold tones) and off-white, this color palette covers virtually all your neutral tone bases, while still creating plenty of visual interest.

We’ve selected two sample Pantone color palettes for this Winter 2018-19 color design trend, then broken down the six Pantone colors separately with their Pantone reference codes for easy identification.

Which palette do you prefer? Do you prefer classy and demure, or bold and glossy?

Reclaimed Tin + Swarovski = Beautiful Kitchen Design

This beautiful kitchen in Colts Neck, New Jersey, received an amazing interior design makeover from Peter Salerno Inc. The makeover was due in large part to two items that at first glimpse have nothing to do with one another: reclaimed tin, and gorgeous Swarovski crystal.

But when these two design elements are combined in the hands of a master designer and craftsman like Peter Salerno, the results are extraordinary. Peter Salerno refinished the reclaimed tin and embedded it with the beautiful Swarovski crystals, and here are the results:

As you can see, the Swarovski-encrusted reclaimed tin is lit on the ceiling above a handcrafted kitchen island, creating a dazzling effect that the homeowners love. The kitchen was also fitted with new tile, custom cabinetry, and state-of-the-art oven and range. The reclaimed tin was also molded into a gorgeous custom tin range hood.

If you’d like more information about this kitchen makeover, or if you’d like to schedule an appointment to talk to Peter Salerno about your own kitchen makeover or interior design project, fill out the contact form below. With the most award-winning North American interior designer of the last decade on your side, you too can have amazing interior design results like this!

November 24, 2018 is Small Business Saturday | A Design Perspective

We all know the day after Thanksgiving is Black Friday. But make sure you join us in celebrating Small Business Saturday the next day – Saturday, November 24, 2018!

Small Business Saturday is of particular value to Design Your Lifestyle, as we are a small business whose parent company, Peter Salerno Inc., is a family business with humble roots that has become the most award-winning North American custom kitchen and bath design firm of the 21st century.

Peter Salerno Inc. donates 100 turkeys a year as part of their Thanksgiving and Small Business Saturday mission.

The same values that make Peter Salerno Inc. an award-winning, world-renowned business are the ones which serve as core tenets of Small Business Saturday:

A focus on personalized customer and client service;

The individualized attention a small business can provide its clients;

Paying it forward with support for charities and non-profits in the community.

Each year, Peter Salerno Inc. donates 100 turkeys to a local food bank as part of its mission to give back to the local community. It’s one small way that a company that has prospered for over 20 years in the Bergen County, New Jersey area gives thanks.

“We don’t see it as charity,” a staff member noted. “We see it as part of our responsibility to our community.”

Peter Salerno Inc. is driven by the same attention to personal detail that makes Small Business Saturday an annual success.

While achieving renown as a world-class kitchen and bath design company, Peter Salerno Inc. has maintained its small business status in order to best serve its clients in a nimble, personalized manner. The idea of “personalized luxury” appeals to Peter and his staff – in short, true luxury is found in a home design that directly reflects those who live in it. Whether it be artistic flourishes (painted flowers in the kitchen to symbolize the birth month of each family member) or construction details that evoke family heritage, Peter Salerno and his team strive to blend the personal touches of a small business with the spectacular design achievements of an award-winning firm.

Support Peter Salerno Inc. and local businesses like it this Small Business Saturday, and keep the community you love strong and vibrant!

Our parent company, Peter Salerno Inc., is the most award-winning custom kitchen and bath design company in North America since 2002. A major facet of Peter Salerno Inc.’s success is the Maestro Rosolino line of world-class custom cabinetry.

Maestro Rosolino is named for Peter Salerno’s father, Rosolino, an artisan who began his cabinetry business in Sicily. Dreaming of a life in America for his family and children, Rosolino came to the United States – where his son, Peter, continued the fine family tradition of handcrafted custom cabinetry.

Peter Salerno Inc. strives to design the perfect kitchen, bathroom, wine cellar, library, and any other space for our clients. We do this by not only looking at it from an aesthetic perspective, but also from a functional perspective. Our approach is the same as a bespoke tailor; instead of designing and crafting together a suit or dress we are tailoring your home to your lifestyle. Much like a tailor with different grades of fabric, we too carry an array of options varying in quality and features to help fit your budget.

FAQ and Price Points: Peter Salerno Inc. Custom Cabinetry​

I Furniture Grade

This is our highest quality cabinet. These cabinets are entirely custom and are made to last a lifetime. They feature standard black walnut drawers, extra thick doors, extra coats of finish, exotic and reclaimed woods, and the sturdiest construction available. Every aspect of this level is customizable. All of these cabinets are made in the USA.

II Transition Grade

One step down from our Furniture Grade, Transition is a custom line offering high-quality construction without the extra bulk of our furniture grade. Available with either maple or walnut drawers and extra thick or standard doors, this cabinet can be as dressed up or down as you’d like while offering you complete design freedom. All these cabinets are made in the USA.

(Credit Peter Rymwid)

III Cabinet Grade

Cabinet Grade is great for tight budgets where the need for a lot of fine-detail work and custom sizing is not necessary. We base our design around semi-custom cabinet parameters to help keep your budget in check. All of these cabinets are made in the USA

IV Builder Grade

A builder’s budget is usually tight, but a great kitchen and bath design will help sell a house. Because of this we offer a quality stock cabinet while still offering our award winning design service. It’s the difference between just hanging boxes on a wall and installing a kitchen.

Design Only:

Under some circumstances we do offer a design-only service. We will take measurements (if local), or design based on architectural plans. We will provide (1) floorplan and (1) set of elevations based on our design specifications. Pricing varies depending on the scope of the project.

Peter Salerno Inc.’s Website Gets a Fresh, Transitional Design Update

When you’re highly regarded as one of the most innovative custom kitchen and bath design firms in the world, it’s important to put your best foot forward.

For Peter Salerno Inc. – winners of 35 national design awards since 2002 (and our parent company) – that means constantly updating its company website to stay modern and user-friendly.

The Peter Salerno Inc. website got a fresh face and soft re-launch recently, and the resulting layout is easy to navigate, clutter-free, and aesthetically pleasing – a nod to the hottest trends in transitional design. The base color of the site went from black to a simple, clean white, reflecting the use of whites and neutrals as base colors in today’s transitional kitchen and bath designs.

From the moment you land on the updated Peter Salerno Inc. home page, its aesthetic beauty and ease of comprehension is notable. It’s addition by subtraction; sweeping, vivid design galleries do the talking, while text is kept to a minimum. After all, if you’re in the market for a luxury kitchen or luxury bath design, it’s not about the words – it’s about the visual proof.

For new visitors of the Peter Salerno Inc. website, your first click should be the Gallery tab on the top navigation menu. There, you will be treated to visual displays of Peter Salerno’s finest (and most recent) design work, broken down into appropriate categories:

Transitional and Contemporary Design;

Traditional and Classic Design; and

Rustic and Eclectic Design.

These galleries exhibit the versatility and attention to detail that has made Peter Salerno one of the world’s most sought-after luxury custom designers. As a certified master kitchen & bath designer (CMKBD), Salerno understands the value of crafting designs that reflect the personalities, lives and tastes of his clients. If you look closely throughout his site’s design galleries, you will notice his expert craftsmanship and the subtle, personal touches that make him valuable.

Whether you’re in the market for a kitchen design, bath design, wine cellar, bar design, a design update or refurbishment, or simply love looking at world-class home design, the new Peter Salerno Inc website is well worth your attention.